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South Central Region honors for the 2023 cross country season, as announced by USTFCCCA on Tuesday, included accolades for Arkansas men’s head coach Chris Bucknam as Coach of the Year as well as Athlete of the Year for Razorback Patrick Kiprop.

2023 NCAA Division I Cross Country Regional Awards

The University of Arkansas mens cross country team called the Hogs from the stage and brought home a trophy from the NCAA Championships.

A month after the University of Arkansas mens and womens cross country teams finished first and second at the Pre-Nationals meet in Earlysville, Va., both teams will be back at the Panorama Farms course to compete in the NCAA Championships today.

Scoring 211 points in the NCAA Cross Country Championships earned No. 7 Arkansas a fourth-place podium finish on Saturday at Panorama Farms along with a pair of All-America honors for Patrick Kiprop and Kirami Yego.

No. 7 Arkansas returns to the Panorama Farms course in Virginia for a 10,000m race in the NCAA Championships on Saturday, November 18, at 10:10 a.m. (CT). The event will be shown live on ESPNU starting at 8:30 a.m. (CT).

Everyone will be watching Katelyn Tuohy vs. Parker Valby, but we have a few more storylines to pay attention to as the NCAA DI Championships get underway.

Razorback Patrick Kiprop defended his individual title at the NCAA South Central Region meet as Arkansas finished runner-up in team scoring to secure an automatic qualification to the NCAA Championships for the 12th consecutive year.

For most of the 10,000-meter race at Fridays NCAA South Central Regional, Texas runners held the top two spots.

After the University of Arkansas mens and womens cross country teams traveled more than 4,000 miles to and from Charlottesville, Va., and Columbia, S.C., for their last two meets, the Razorbacks get to race at home today.